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Bonnie Macy Obituary
JOHNSON CITY - Bonnie Allen Macy, 83, of Johnson City, passed away Tuesday, October 24,2023, in the Johnson City Medical Center.
Bonnie grew up on the Panama Canal where her father and his family worked to build the canal.
After graduation high school, Bonnie joined the Navy and moved to San Diego and married the love of her life, Edwin Gene Macy and started her family. Bonnie was introduced to Edwin by her best friend, then and still now, in 1961 Nora Brown who now resides in Springfield Massachusetts.
Bonnie continued active duty for three years then, joined the reserves where she fought to be allowed to drill when the family moved to Turkey. She retired from service in 1975 as Petty Officer 2nd Class.
Bonnie was preceded in death by her parents Alvin Rankin and Margaret Batchelder; her brother, Billy Rankin; husband, Edwin Gene Macy (2021); and her son, Edwin Gene Macy Jr. (2022).
Survivors include two brothers, Robert Rankin, and his wife Gayle and two nieces, Richard Rankin, and his wife Elizabeth and two nephews; sister-in-law, Ginny Rankin and three nieces; daughter-in-law, Jill Macy and four grandchildren. Bonnie also called her neighborhood friends family.
A graveside committal service for Bonnie Macy will be conducted on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at 2PM at Mountain Home National Cemetery in Johnson City. Military honors will be performed by Veterans Honor Guard DAV Post #39. Minister, family, and friends are requested to meet at the cemetery by 1:50 PM.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Wreaths Across America, www.wreathsacrossamerica.org. To donate Christmas wreaths to be placed at Mountain Home National Cemetery in Johnson City, TN. This would please Bonnie as she loved to see her husband and son honored in this special way.
Memories and condolences may be shared at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com. Tetrick Funeral Services, 3001 Peoples Street, Johnson City, TN 37604, is honored to serve the Macy family. (423) 610-7171.
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Kathy Kunisch
November 1, 2023
Bonnie was a wonderful neighbor! Every time she saw my aunt sitting on our front porch, she would come across the street to visit with her. She would keep my aunt's mind active by sharing current events. She encouraged the school children who walked from the bus to their homes, to take time to say hello and tell my aunt about their day. When I got home from work and wanted to sit with them, she told me to go inside to make dinner and let them have their time together. When my aunt passed away, Bonnie was her most special friend. Someone who wasn't just family but made the effort to seek her out and make her feel important when all her earlier friends were no longer living or unable to travel to see her. Bonnie had a heart for all people, young and old. She understood the value of friendship, physical connection, and being available to sit with people in their times of need. In addition, Bonnie's home was my husband's second home. A place to share stories, play with her dog and enjoy a glass of wine! She is greatly missed by us both.
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